249 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 65 DOB permits, 40 DOB violations, 39 DOB job filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 83% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.1. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · Air Quality (1) · Lost Property (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · Posting Advertisement (1).
$787,512 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1929) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (30) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 544 EAST 86TH STREET LLC |
| Head officer | WILLIAM C RUDIN |
| Managing agent | RUDIN MANAGEMENT CO INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $19,868,000 | $8,940,600 |
| 2026 | $21,123,000 | $9,505,350 |
| 2027 | $21,612,000 | $9,725,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 26/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 86 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: York Av / E 86 St — M31 · 600 ft |
| Citi Bike | East End Ave & E 86 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Yorkville Community School Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
544 East 86 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by RUDIN MANAGEMENT CO., INC — 18 buildings, 2,229 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 215 East 68 Street | MN | 613 | A |
| 136 East 55 Street | MN | 192 | A |
| 1283 2 Avenue | MN | 172 | A |
| 1076 2 Avenue | MN | 160 | A |
| 40 Park Avenue | MN | 153 | A |
| 241 Central Park West | MN | 140 | B |
| 295 Central Park West | MN | 136 | A |
| 945 5 Avenue | MN | 107 | A |
| 110 Wall Street | MN | 82 | A |
| 115 West 86 Street | MN | 81 | A |
| 144 West 86 Street | MN | 67 | A |
| 25 West 81 Street | MN | 64 | A |
| 20 West 86 Street | MN | 63 | A |
| 27 West 86 Street | MN | 63 | A |
| 40 West 86 Street | MN | 60 | A |
| 1085 Park Avenue | MN | 44 | A |
| 544 East 86 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 1070 2 Avenue | MN | 2 | B |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-07 | RPTT $13,105,086 — from SEE RIDER to 415 MADISON INC. | $13,105,086 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
Every one of the 249 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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